ERG rebuilds its copper empire on the continent

As Africa Mining Intelligence understands, the Kazakh firm Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) might sell several key assets in its Congolese portfolio to focus on Metalkol's copper tailings treatment project. ERG, formerly known as ENRC, has reportedly put its Katanga copper [...]

Royal intendant Hassan Mansouri invests in cyber security

Hassan Mansouri, right hand man of Mounir el Majidi, the private secretary for the management of Mohammed VI's private holding [...]

ExxonMobil renegotiates unitisation of Mamba

The US major has to go back to square one on ENI and Anadarko's giant Mamba field terms. [...]

Donors give Jirama a wake-up call

To placate the IMF, surveys and projects in the energy sector are proliferating… but at the risk of system overload. [...]

How Abiy Ahmed Ali is managing the Oromo big guns

How Yaatra muscled its way into GE's refinery

Yaatra Ventures may not be the most well-known member of the consortium building an oil product refinery in Kabaale Township, Uganda, with General Electric and Saipem also in on the project, yet it does have a strong set of African experts at the helm. [...]

The army tightens up Sonatrach's air defences

TV lobbyist Smotkin wins gold

Rick Smotkin, the founder of ThirdCircle, a company in which he is the sole employee, has joined the large tribe [...]

IOG keeps a low profile in relation to Abiy Ahmed Ali

Seen as close to the Tigrayans, the Djiboutian president is seeking to placate the Oromia-born Ethiopian prime minister. [...]

Conakry wants to reboot Nimba iron ore

According to our information, the Guinean government would like to get Societe des mines de fer de Guinee (SMFG) back [...]

Frank Timis in danger of losing Tambao

The Burkinabe authorities have confirmed their intention of seeking a new partner to operate the site. The businessman is trying to block the decision. [...]

Court grants Bourbon a breather

The oil services firm's court case over "the corruption of foreign public officials" in Nigeria has been postponed for an indefinite period. [...]

LafargeHolcim cements alliance with "M6" in Gabon

Some weeks ago, LafargeHolcim Maroc (LHMA) applied to the Gabonese authorities to build a cement plant near the port of [...]

How Russia is seeking to secure uranium deposits

Moscow is deploying slick tactics to get its hand on uranium reserves while trying to generate new demand in Africa. [...]

Lithium and cobalt producers show Chetan Chug the love

Indian businessman Chetan Chug is a heavyweight partner for mining groups looking for Asian buyers for their Congolese cobalt and lithium production. [...]

A golden age for Alassane Ouattara's Lebanese friends

Notwithstanding frictions between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the rival Amal movement, business leaders from Lebanon, who are mostly Shi'ite, are carving themselves out a healthy niche in the local business market. Partnership - Contrary to persistent rumours, the major dispute [...]

Mamy Ratovomalala keeps tight grip of oil sector

Even now that his close friend, Bonaventure Rosoanaivo, stepped down as the head of Office of National Mining and Strategic [...]

David Mafabi, Museveni's evening star

As he approaches sixty, David Mafabi has become the rising star among President Yoweri Museveni's political strategists and in the [...]

Freada Cheung adds Manono lithium to Kazakh potash

Chinese entrepreneur Freada Cheung, aka "Madam Cheung", who can often be found lining up business opportunities with Chinese industrial players, [...]

Fabrice Bongo, Ali Bongo's freewheeling Mr Finance

Fabrice Andjoua Bongo, the son of Omar Bongo and Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo, the unbudgeable president of the Constitutional Court, has become [...]